Solar and wind power account for nearly 12% of global electricity production. This rapid growth affects all continents, with millions of installations in service, but raises a fundamental
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Solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles are all becoming more common. So too is the waste when climate technology reaches the end of its life cycle.
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Work on renewable waste shows that Solar and wind produce less waste than coal for the same electricity, even before recycling is fully built out.
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By the 2030s, millions of solar panels, wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries will reach end-of-life, ushering in an era of “clean waste” that the world is largely unprepared to handle.
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EPA is planning to propose new rules to improve the management and recycling of end-of-life solar panels and lithium batteries.
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The rapidly expanding solar and wind energy industries and the rising popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) serve as reminders to address the waste problem. Growing dependence on
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As wind turbines, solar panels, and lithium-ion batteries become more widespread, the need for effective end-of-life management solutions becomes increasingly important.
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While green advocates commonly use the terms renewable, sustainable, and net zero to describe their efforts, the dirty little secret is that much of the waste from solar panels and wind
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Solar and wind waste is piling up with no clear plan for disposal, raising new questions about the cost of going green and the myth of net zero.
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Solar developers are contributing to better practices. The Solar Energy Industries Association is working to develop new protocols for future panel retirement by establishing uniform, cost-efective recycling
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